The Wooden Sky to Hold Their 1st Annual Holiday Revue

The Wooden Sky with Strand of Oaks December 19th @ The Music Gallery, 197 John Street $25 adv / Doors at 7:30pm Non-perishable food items are welcome and will be donated along with all of the proceeds of the show to the Daily Bread Food Bank. Holiday season is upon us and The Wooden Sky […]

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Die Mannequin at The Legendary Red Rooster

Date of show: December 11, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey Die Mannequin Dearly Beloved

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The Fires Of – s/t

Band: The Fires Of Album: The Fires Of Shot of choice: An amusing quote from Graeme Donnelly – “Like all democratically run operations, we were unable to come to a consensus. The band seems to be evenly split between tequila and Jagermeister (with one vote for absinthe).” The Fires Of, an indie pop band based […]

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A Mutual Love Between Broken Social Scene and Their Hometown of Toronto

Date of show: December 9, 2010 On this night in their hometown, Broken Social Scene brought out as much of the family as possible. After the third song of the set, “7/4 (Shoreline),” with Leslie Fiest and Amy Millan on stage, Kevin Drew said, “It’s gonna be that kind of night,” which, of course, brought […]

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Old World Vulture – s/t

Band: Old World Vulture EP: Old World Vulture Shot of choice: tequila Old World Vulture is a instrumental post-rock band based out of Toronto. The band is comprised of Mike Costanzo (guitar, loops, sampling), Devin Hughes (synths), Jamie Hunter (drums), and Anthony Perri (bass). Released earlier this year, their debut EP is quite impressive. The […]

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Birthday Girls – s/t

Band: Birthday Girls EP: Birthday Girls Shot of choice: jagerbombs Birthday Girls quickly had our attention based on name alone. Both Rachel and I were under the impression this would be the female version of Birthday Boys, but we were quickly proven wrong. Birthday Girls is a post-punk/dance-punk band operating out of Ottawa. This 3-piece […]

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The MuseBox Presents Holiday Musings

The MuseBox is celebrating the holidays with TWO shows at the Toronto Institute For the Enjoyment of Music. See the Facebook event here. December 9th Steven McKay Allie Hughes Megan Bonnell December 16th Great Bloomers The Wilderness Language-Arts Doors at 7pm. Cover is $5 and all proceeds from both in-stores will go to the MS […]

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Ra Ra Riot at The Mod Club

Date of show: December 1, 2010 Having released their second full-length album, The Orchard, this year, New York’s Ra Ra Riot dropped by The Mod Club for a great show with a stellar lineup. Rachel was there to capture the night. The Most Serene Republic Imaginary Cities

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Bravestation at The Horseshoe Tavern

Date of show: November 30, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey Bravestation played their first ever set at The Horseshoe Tavern for Bookie’s Nu Music Nite. It was a short set, but they had quite the turnout!

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Birthday Boys Rock Sneaky Dee’s

Date of show: November 26, 2010 Shot of choice: whiskey With a marquee sign lit up behind them, Birthday Boys busted out some sweaty rock ‘n’ roll at Sneaky Dee’s. Birthday Boys play a blend of rock infused with various influences, including garage and blues. The band is comprised of Graeme Kennedy and Jordan Mack, […]

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